A bitter dispute between factions of the Georgian film industry is coming to a head at the Berlinale. Many leading Georgian filmmakers and industry professionals have joined the independent Georgian Film Institute (Gfi), which was launched in opposition to state body, the Georgian National Film Centre (Gnfc), amid accusations of censorship and creative interference.
Both outfits are at EFM and both are insisting on their right to represent Georgian cinema in the festival.
Gfi is pushing two titles in official selection: Forum Special’s Mother And Daughter, Or The Night Is Never Complete from director Lana Gogoberidze, about her mother,...
Both outfits are at EFM and both are insisting on their right to represent Georgian cinema in the festival.
Gfi is pushing two titles in official selection: Forum Special’s Mother And Daughter, Or The Night Is Never Complete from director Lana Gogoberidze, about her mother,...
- 2/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Directors and producers are putting trust instead in independent organisation The Georgian Film Institute
Leading Georgian filmmakers and industry professionals are banding together to protest about government interference, censorship and intimidation - and will be at the Berlinale in February to state their case.
They have turned their back on state body, The Georgian National Film Centre (Gnfc), and are putting their trust instead in independent organisation, The Georgian Film Institute (Gfi), which will have its first major introduction to the global film industry at the European Film Market in Berlin.
The Institute was set up in 2019 in reaction to...
Leading Georgian filmmakers and industry professionals are banding together to protest about government interference, censorship and intimidation - and will be at the Berlinale in February to state their case.
They have turned their back on state body, The Georgian National Film Centre (Gnfc), and are putting their trust instead in independent organisation, The Georgian Film Institute (Gfi), which will have its first major introduction to the global film industry at the European Film Market in Berlin.
The Institute was set up in 2019 in reaction to...
- 1/5/2024
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
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